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Daiwa Dogfight - what is it good for?

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Brandon Khoo:
when you lose a fish to a terminal failure, you usually have noone but yourself to blame. On the other hand, gear failure is really bloody annoying and really leaves you feeling very angry especially when it is happens to something of this price. Your bearings in the handle collapsing is a new one to me. I really like the Saltiga but there are a small number of really annoying weaknesses. They are easily addressed so I don't know why Daiwa simply don't bite the bullet and deal with them.

One other fault you need to watch out for is on the bail arm. If you look at the bail roller, you'll see it is connected to the bail arm by a hexagonal screw (you need a hexagonal headed screwdriver). This has an unfortunate tendency to work itself loose after some time. i have't had this problem myself but I do know someone who lost a good fish when this worked itself loose. You should check this on a regular basis.

All my spare spools are standard Dogfight spools. All I have done on them is upgraded the drag. I have found it very convenient carrying the spare spools because you're back fishing so quickly. I actually have the bimimi tied and the twisted leader attached on each spool already so all I do is change the spool, pull the leader through and attach a lure and I'm back fishing.

Che Carson:

--- Quote from: Andrew Poulos on April 04, 2007, 09:56:17 PM ---No worries Josh..

Some more info for you re saltiga range

6000 is medium capacity, lower gear ratio
6000GT is smaller capacity casting spool, high gear ratio
6500 Expedition is large spool, lower gear ratio, golf ball handle
6500 Dogfight is Expedition with high gear ratio

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Just got wind of this as I am new to this site. To put the record straight:

Saltiga Z6000 is 4.3:1 ratio and holds 300m of PE6, exactly the same capacity as a Saltiga Z6000GT. Ratio on the GT is 6.2:1.

The Expedition and the Dogfight are upgraded models of the above two reels. They both come with larger spool capacity holding 300m of PE8. The other upgrades are the handle knobs (golf ball style) and bearings both these two reels run Daiwas CRB bearings in the line roller and handles where as the standard models do not run CRBB in those areas.

I know alot of this is personal opinion but having worked in the trade for several years now and worked on more than my fair share of reels both servicing and repairing Saltigas are my choice hands down.

I know the drags are in no way comparable to Stellas out of the box,  but that is the only thing Stellas have on Saltigas. IMHO Saltigas are the shizz-nitz. ;D

Cheers,
Che'

Brandon Khoo:
Che - do you know if they have strengthened the handle shaft in the 6500 series? I know a number of people this has happened to including just recently on my trip to Shoalwater. I'd feel much better knowing I don't need to carry a spare handle on a long trip

Hal Harvey:

--- Quote ---I've been checking to see if I can find a full aftermarket handle for the reel
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We're going to have to send you back to website school!

http://www.bluewater.net.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_209_395&products_id=736


--- Quote ---one of  the guys managed to snap off the t-bar handle on his 6000GT
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T-Bars and spin reels don't mix. They suck for popperchucking anyway, flapping around when casting. Daiwa have stopped making the aftermarket T-Bar anyway, which may well be because they resulted in too many handle breakages. Round knobs are best for popperchucking.

I put an aftermarket handle on one of my Saltigas, and now carry a spare on every trip; tho' I've never broken one. When Saltiga 6000s first came out, we saw a few broken, but haven't seen one broken for a while now, so they may have fixed it within the metallurgy sometime.

Peter's is the first time I've heard of 'bearing failure' - doesn't sound quite right, as I would have thought (without experimenting) that it would have taken the screw coming out to allow the knob to come off. We've seen plenty of these things punished extensively on samsons, with no handle failures except for those involving T-Bar knobs.

Brandon Khoo:
Hal - How do you find the Studio Ocean handle compared to the original? I'll take some comfort that you've never seen a handle breakage with a Dogfight or Explorer.

website school. Mmm, well, I suppose I was the guy who took a month to figure out how to attach a photo!

The bearing failure is the first one I've heard off too. i can't really understand how it happened or even what happened.

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